grafanavsStalwart Mail Server
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| grafana | Stalwart Mail Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #2 of 16 in Mail Server |
| GitHub stars | 77 566 | 15 451 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +692 | +667 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 53 | 30 |
| Latest release | v13.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026 | v1.0.0 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0-only AND LicenseRef-SEL |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
grafana scores 90/100 against 78/100 for Stalwart Mail Server, so it is the safer default.
grafana ships more often: 53 stable releases in the past year, against 30 for Stalwart Mail Server.
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